outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt 
often attributive
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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The Senate’s rules-keeper also nixed measures that would’ve boosted some hospital outpatient payments and Medicaid federal matching rates for Alaska and Hawaii, according to Democrats on the Budget Committee.
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Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Fortune, 29 June 2025
After confirming there were no immediate life-threatening causes, the ER team told her to follow up outpatient.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 June 2025
Implementation Playbook For Healthcare Leaders Start With High-Volume, High-Pain Points: Focus first on imaging bottlenecks—mammography backlogs, overnight CT reads, outpatient ECG analysis—where AI delivers immediate operational ROI and clinician relief.
—Yidi Xu, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Angioplasty is one of the vascular and radiology services offered on an outpatient basis at Vascular, which operated out of 7887 North Kendall Dr. during the 2015-2019 period in question.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Fortune, 29 June 2025
After confirming there were no immediate life-threatening causes, the ER team told her to follow up outpatient.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 June 2025
Implementation Playbook For Healthcare Leaders Start With High-Volume, High-Pain Points: Focus first on imaging bottlenecks—mammography backlogs, overnight CT reads, outpatient ECG analysis—where AI delivers immediate operational ROI and clinician relief.
—Yidi Xu, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Angioplasty is one of the vascular and radiology services offered on an outpatient basis at Vascular, which operated out of 7887 North Kendall Dr. during the 2015-2019 period in question.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpatient. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who visits a hospital for diagnosis or treatment without staying overnight compare inpatient
Medical Definition
outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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